Tickets for HOYS 2024 are on sale now, please click here to book.
Tickets will be dispatched two weeks before the Show. If you are worried your tickets have not arrived please contact The Ticket Factory on 0333 300 3010, or email commercial@hoys.co.uk regarding Hospitality, Champions Bar, Season Tickets or M&M Packages.
Disabled seating is priced at C Band prices with the exception of hospitality. All disabled visitors attending shows are advised to call the NEC’s dedicated Ticket Line for disabled visitors when booking tickets – 0800 640 5001.
You can look at our Results section on the website in our Competitor Zonehere. Or if you have a query about results that you cannot find on the site, please contact our Equestrian Department by emailingentries@grandstand.co.uk.
A gold ticket gives you access to both the daytime AND evening performances at HOYS with just one ticket. Gold tickets are available Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Weekend visitors still have all-day access to the Retail Village with each performance ticket.
The HOYS 2024 Timetable is now available here.
Keep an eye out on our social channels for regular show updates and remember to sign up to the official HOYS newsletter for the latest show updates and news.
The postcode for the NEC is B40 1NT. For more information clickhere.
Horse of the Year Show 2024 will celebrate the 75th edition of the show, taking place from Wednesday 9th – Sunday 13th October.
Competitors must qualify to compete at HOYS. Details of qualifying shows can be foundhere. To enter the qualifying class, you and your horse must be registered with the relevant society or association. If details of the qualifier you are looking for is not yet online or you have a competitor query, please emailshowsecretary@hoys.co.uk
The current music played during laps of honour is Holyrood by the Band of the RAF Regiment. This can change from year to year.
The Official Photographer is 1st Class Images. Find out more about them here.
Please monitor our websites as any vacancies are posted online in the first instance. If you would like to volunteer to work at the Show, please send a CV and covering letter topersonnel@grandstand.co.ukto register your interest.
The Ticket Factory manages the ticketing for HOYS and charges a booking/admin/fulfilment fee per ticket for doing so.
Tickets for HOYS can be purchased on the door on the day of the show subject to availability. However, as many performances sell out, we recommend all visitors purchase their tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.
Children aged two years and under, who sit on the laps of their parent/guardian, do not need their own ticket.
Children 15 years and under, and senior citizens aged 60 years and over are eligible for concession rates.
Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are split between a daytime and an evening performance. Visitors with an evening performance ticket will still be able to gain access to the Retail Village throughout the day, but will only be able to gain access to the arena for the evening performance. Equally, visitors with a daytime performance ticket will still be able to gain access to the Retail Village after the end of the daytime performance and until the Retail Village closes.
Shopping only tickets are only available for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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Wednesday 09:00 – 20:30
Thursday 09:00 – 20:30
Friday 09:00 – 20:30
Saturday 09:00 – 21:30
Sunday 09:00 – 20:00
NEC food concessions accept card payment only.
Tradestand holders are individual companies operating separately to Grandstand Media Ltd and the NEC, therefore it is there choice to accept cash or card payments.
There is no dress code for general admission ticket holders.
Champions Bar dress code is smart casual.
Hospitality dress code for all day Wednesday, Thursday and Friday daytime, Saturday daytime and Sunday daytime is lounge suits (strictly no trainers or jeans).
Hospitality dress code for Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening performances are strictly Black Tie.
